Till Engel comes on to talk on today's show. We get into:

Startnext, a German Kickstarter-like website,

His game Adellos

And some of the mistakes he's learned and grown from

In today's show we have Adam Rehberg who talks about:

Publishing & designing multiple games.

Working with multiple designers

He goes deep into custom components & playtesting

And of course how to fish with dynamite

Learn from Orion McClelland:

* Why you should start small

* How previous failures don't prevent you from succeeding in the future

* And why you shouldn't have friends

Oh and his game Kepler Run. Can't forget that! :)

Hear from veteran game designer Jay Little:

* How to evaluate if you should keep working on a game (+ his own experience with Wrath of Vesuvius)

* What it's like working at large publishers vs working for yourself

* And his favorite Star Wars ship (hint it's a mercenary ship)

In this episode Dario Reinhardt joins us to talk about his game Crimson Company. He shares:

* How to budget a Kickstarter campaign (more than you think)

* How to presell the print & play game to get feedback

* and what he thinks of Man in the Iron Mask

I get out of the host chair and get into the guest chair. I share:

* Where Fry Thief came from

* Some light game ideas I'm working on

* And what I think of the Superbowl

Zintis May-Krumis shares how he captured "lightning in a bottle" with his 1st published game Cave Paintings, why you should keep making games, and why it's fun to be bad (at drawing).

I also learned how to edit audio (yay & boo).

Rich & Julie talk about their game Penguin SLAP! Specifically:

* What it's like to launch your Kickstarter at a convention

* Why polar betters beat narwhals

* And speed painting to dope techno beats on YouTube

Today I chat with Steven Aramini who is the designer behind many games including Tricky Tides, Sprawopolis, and Animal Kingdoms.

We chat about:

* How to enter and win design contests

* His design process

* And the difference between B-17s & B-52s

Today I chat with Kathryn Hymes who makes games based on language! We chat about:

* Sign language and how it was spontaneously created

* Why story based games are so challenging to make

* and How to use Slack effectively